Oddometer 2,357. Location: Vero Beach, Florida. I have owned both a 2001 F650GS Dakar and now a 09 F800GS. They are night and day different. Depends on your use and intended riding. The F800GS is an upgrade in every way. Better on road, better on dirt, better touring.
Around2005, the Single-Spark motors were replaced with the Dual-Spark in both the Standards and the Dakar. BMW put the Rotax engine in entirely new chassis for the short lived G650X-Challenge and X-Country models. In 2008, BMW moved the model F650GS to the TWIN motor and the thumpers became the G650GS. No more Dakar,
Location san francisco. Posts: 144. F650 Dakar preparation for Africa/RTW. We have just crossed Africa on two BMWs F650 Dakar as part of a RTW trip. Someone asked me what we thought about the bike compared to the 1150, and what we had done to prepare for the trip. The response could be of some help for other people too.
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